Thread by @FlowConFR

✨Autonomy✨
Is that what we really want?

It is one of the 3 things that motivate us indeed, but often autonomy can lead to isolation.

So how can we balance the individual needs while staying connected to the team/organisation to stay autonomous?

@kenny_baas on stage #flowcon

Autonomy is the urge to direct one’s own life. Without the ability to control what/when/how we work we can’t stay motivated, Daniel Pink writes.

#coaching #flowcon #management

Autonomy doesn’t mean you can do whenever you want to.

Different levels of autonomy are needed depending on context.

Autonomy is just a means to an end: why do we need autonomy?

#flowcon

1️⃣ Autonomy in code.
No silver bullets and golden hammers.

Testing the code : is my model doing what it should do? Doesn’t matter whether you use sociable or solitary tests.

This map will help you choose which type of test you need to do ⤵️

2️⃣ Autonomy in teams.
Individuals and interactions rather than processes and tools.

Autonomy is not dictatorship. Nor an excuse to hold something against someone.

Problem: “we do not deliver regularly enough coz developers compete to change the same code”. Branching won’t help if there’s a polarity problem. Start pair or mob-programming.

3️⃣ Autonomy between teams.
The “Ivory Towers”…

Size of software, services, product and teams should be limited so the cognitive load stays manageable.

Don’t stay too long in the lower quadrants.

4️⃣ Autonomy in organisations.
A continuous negotiation.

Do we make centralized or decentralized decisions?

#leadership #flowcon

Lead by example. People will mimic patterns in behavior.

Define & negotiate boundaries continuously.
Manage polarities.

👉 @EvelynvanKelle and @kenny_baas’s deck is already available here: speakerdeck.com/baasie/autonom…